Your best friend works out six days a week, looks great and is almost ready for that upcoming marathon. You’ve been walking but you aren’t losing any weight. You’re ready to start working out, but that routine sounds too intense to meet your tastes. How can you select a fitness routine that fits you, your lifestyle and your personal physical abilities?
The key lies in selecting a routine that does, in fact, fit your personal needs. It’s best to seek out a program that makes sense for you. That friend of yours has probably been working out for quite some time. You don’t want to start with a routine that grueling or you’re likely to not make it past day one.
To find the right routine for you, consider such things as:
- The frequency of the routine – Sixty minutes a day, five days a week might not sound like a huge time commitment, but it can be tough to stick with. If you have a lot of demands in your life, you might want to find a fitness routine that requires less time but that can still deliver the results you’re after. It’s better to select a routine you can truly stick with than go overboard right out of the gate and fail to reach your goals.
- The types of exercise involved – There are many different exercise opportunities out there. Not every person has to take part in the same one to see results. An exercise plan should be tailored to suit the individual depending on their goals, experience and ability. Doing the same circuit at the gym that everyone else does isnt going to cut it.
- Your personal interest – It is vital to add into your program exercises that you actually find enjoyable. Choose an exercise that’s personally boring and you’re likely to want to quit before you even get off the ground.
- Its targeting ability – Most people have very personal concerns when it comes to fitness. Perhaps there’s a need to burn off a bit of Christmas cheer and tone the legs and arms. Maybe you’re looking to simply build a little muscle? Whatever the case, you will be more motivated to complete your routine if it will show the results you truly want. Remember, there are different routines that are meant to help participants reach very different goals. A marathon runner, for example, will need to subscribe to a different workout plan than a person trying to shed 10 kilos to look good for a wedding.
- Nutrition- if nutrition isnt part of the plan then chances are the plan wont work. Appropriate nutrition accounts for 80% of what results you can achieve.
One of the best ways to make sure you select a fitness routine that suits your personal needs is to work directly with a trainer. A good trainer will listen to you and find out what you are looking to achieve. They will also want to know what your lifestyle looks like, what your diet looks like and workout a plan that is going to be achievable for you and bring results without taking up all your time.
If you would like to know more about our new Metabolic Precision program please give us a call on (02) 60218833 and we will be more than happy to sit down with you and discuss how it works.
We guarantee that you will tone up and lose fat whilst on this program. It will educate you on how to eat and exercise for maximum results without going on a diet.
